Truth Before Power
idmahamad sekh 
Judiciary as the Last Guardrail for India’s Election Commission TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 12 of 25 SUMMARY Over the last two decades, India’s Supreme Court has repeatedly intervened in election-related matters involving the Election Commission of India (ECI). These interventions were not intended to control the Commission, but to compensate for unresolved structural … Read more
At 4:30 a.m. in Chennai, residents line up silently with buckets as a private water tanker reverses into a narrow street. By sunrise, the tanker is empty. The price of this water has doubled since last summer. For a household earning close to the urban minimum wage, the cost of a single tanker delivery can … Read more
Why Indian Cities Are Running Out of Water — Explained for India and the World At 4 a.m. in Chennai, Ramesh, an auto driver, waits beside a public tap with two plastic buckets. If tanker water arrives late, his family of five cuts back on cooking, bathing, and basic hygiene. This routine repeats every summer. … Read more
APPOINTMENT SYSTEM POWER MAP: HOW GOVERNMENTS SHAPE THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 7 of 25 SUMMARY The appointment of India’s Election Commissioners has always been controlled by the ruling government. This structural flaw has allowed every political era—not just one—to influence the Election Commission’s leadership. The Supreme Court tried … Read more
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPENDENCE: WHY THE ECI CANNOT FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY ON THE GROUND TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 8 of 25 SUMMARY The Election Commission of India appears powerful, but structurally it depends on the same government it is supposed to regulate. From funding and staffing to police deployment and district administration, the ECI lacks independent … Read more
TURNOUT TRANSPARENCY: THE MYSTERY OF CHANGING NUMBERS AND MISSING DATA TruthWave Level-5 Investigation | Block 10 of 25 SUMMARY India’s election turnout data has repeatedly shown unexplained jumps, delayed publication, missing booth-level numbers, and inconsistent transparency practices. In several election cycles, provisional turnout was significantly different from final turnout. This has raised public confusion, civil … Read more
CIVIL SOCIETY VS THE ELECTION COMMISSION: WHAT INDIA’S TOP INVESTIGATIVE GROUPS REVEALED TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 6 of 25 SUMMARY Independent research groups—ADR, PUCL, Lokniti-CSDS, Common Cause, and global democratic institutions—have spent 20 years documenting deep cracks in India’s electoral system. Their findings show consistent patterns: voter roll errors, turnout irregularities, political finance … Read more
EVMs, VVPATs & TRANSPARENCY: TECHNOLOGY, TRUST & THE SUPPLY CHAIN NOBODY TALKS ABOUT TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 9 of 25 SUMMARY India’s EVM system is widely praised for efficiency — yet deeply questioned for transparency. Political parties, civil society, technical experts, and even Supreme Court judges have raised concerns about limited audits, PSU-controlled … Read more
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT: PATTERNS, DELAYS & SELECTIVE ACTION ACROSS 20 YEARS TruthWave Level-5 Investigation | Block 11 of 25 SUMMARY The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is supposed to keep elections fair and neutral. But over the past two decades, researchers, political parties, retired officers, and even the Supreme Court have flagged a consistent … Read more
RETIRED IAS/IPS & ELECTION OBSERVERS: THE HIDDEN PRESSURES SHAPING INDIA’S ELECTIONS TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 5 of 25 SUMMARY Behind every vote lies a network of officers—Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, police teams, and district administrators. Retired IAS/IPS officers and former Election Observers have publicly spoken about political pressure, intimidation, misuse of administrative machinery, … Read more